Divisions of the academic year (5)
I believe the answer is:
terms
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">divisions of the academic year</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for terms that I've seen before include "words" , "Conditions for agreement" , "Phrases" , "Work periods" , "Conditions; fee" .)